I'm writing a WW1 game and holy hell i realized how much work i have cut out for me. Do y'all have any advice on how to lessen the burden of writing all that.

Hi folks!

Currently I am looking to license and adapat an interactive story for a mobile devices, if anyone is interested in such endeavor let me know in PM to discuss details.

The template is ready and would require some tweaking of functionallity based on the story specifics but it was tested and it's solid.

If you're reluctant of licensing old story you already written I am also ready to hiring you to write a new genuine epxerience for my potential readers.

Hi all,

I host a weekly podcast about board gaming and this week we look into the history of interactive fiction and how it crosses over with board gaming.

In the podcast we discuss the history of interactive fiction, tracing it from its roots in 1930s moral teaching book 'consider the consequences' through to fighting fantasy books of the 80s and into games like Spires End and Arkham Horror LCG.

I appreciate that this is a fairly niche topic but thought a few of you in this community might enjoy it.

Link to the podcast here:

https://pod.link/1731899665

"Dominion of Darkness” is a strategy/RPG text-based game in which the player takes on the role of a Sauron-style Lord of Darkness with the goal of conquering the world. He will carry out his plans by making various decisions. He will build his army and send it into battles, weave intrigues and deceptions, create secret spy networks and sectarian cults, recruit agents and commanders, corrupt representatives of Free Peoples and sow discord among them, collect magical artifacts and perform sinister plots. Note – one game takes about 1 hour, but the premise is that the game can be approached several times, each time making different decisions, getting different results and discovering something new.

Note - one game takes about 1 hour, but the assumption is that you can play the game several times, each time making different decisions, getting different results and discovering something new. One "gameplay" shows only a small part of the whole.

I'm still developing the game, adding new plot and mechanics elements. They will probably continue to develop it for a long time. Nevertheless, the current version is very playable. It is available for free here: https://adeptus7.itch.io/dominion

If you are hesitant to play the game, I invite you to watch the reviews:

Indie Sampler (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6f4UCEgWU

[BOKC] BlancoKix (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNpSKToOSg

For the next update I am thinking among others, about extending the Chosen One subplot. What do You think about it now? Is it too easy to deal with? Too difficult? What elements would you want to see in it?

And do you have any other proposals for the next update? Do you think some other element should be extended? Or do you have idea for a totally new feature You want to see in the game?

PS. When You see something which looks like a bug, please send printscreen of the whole scene (stats at the bottom included), it will help me find me the bug. And if You want to take part in testes of the new version, please contact me - I am constantly improving the game, so I am always looking for new testers.

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Hello! We have recently released a game called A Dragon and the Tower.

It is a short text-based point and click adventure game. You will explore the game world, gather and use items, talk to characters, solve puzzles and do much more.

Story

You are a dragon. A real one -- huge, winged, flying and even capable of magic.

For centuries you have been living on Earth. No, not among humans. Dirty and crowded cities of those creatures do not entice you. Moreover, you would have to hide your true nature from them.

Only here, in a system of caves created by your magic, you can be yourself. This place is reliably hidden from eyes of humans and their artificial aides -- radars and satellites.

But the time has come for you to leave your home. The old map, that you've been keeping since times immemorial, is now ready to unravel it's secrets to you!

The game is available for Windows XP or later and GNU/Linux. You may also be able to run it on other platforms where INSTEAD 3.5.1 or newer is available (you can follow instructions on download page on our website).

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You can download the game here:

https://silverwing.one/pages/adatt.html

https://khaelenmore.itch.io/a-dragon-and-the-tower

Hey everyone 👋 hope this community is having a restful Saturday and are doing well.

Today I'll like to share with you with a browser-based CYOA style game which I've been working on to showcase a demo of a web game in the platform which I vision to build that would host a library collection of eBooks and/or web games that follow the CYOA convention.

In terms of the content itself, you would expect genres that are directed towards the male teen demographic, and everything will be done on my end in order to comply with strict guidelines to protect end-users (i.e. I'll be distributing the various content for this platform as of now - in the future, if this platform grows, then this is likely subject to change where you'll have own space to moderate within the platform too).

If that sounds like something someone who you know who is a young person themselves, or you happen to be one, then perhaps this alternative may be what you're looking for.

Here's a link to a demo video of the web game: https://youtu.be/hQhI57lyeZo

Anyone interested may have questions about this so I'll try my best to answer them all to the best of my ability!

Thanks and really appreciate you checking out this post - even if it was just out of curiosity :¬)

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Hey everyone,

I've been working on a making a website called StoryScapes that is intended to be a platform to make the creation and publishing process of choice based IF easier. It comes with a story editor that allows you to create and share it directly on the platform. Eventually, I plan on adding a story browser that will let others find and read published stories too. Kind of like Wattpad but for CYOA specifically.

The goal of this is to make the whole process easier and more accessible for anyone to pick up, leading to a larger number of published works that is easier for the other people of the internet to find, and eventually growing this medium of storytelling a bit. Who knows if it'll go that way but that's my hope at least.

Some of the features of the editor are:

• Visual block-based scripting system inspired by Scratch. It integrates directly into the text editor
• Story flow diagram to visualize how your stories branch, kind of similar to how Twine does it

I recently finished adding the core features to the editor and added some guides on how to use it, so I was looking to get some feedback. I have read a few CYOAs in the past, but I have never written one myself and am generally new to the concept and community, so I would like to know what y'all think about it.

Here is the link to the website: https://www.storyscapes.app you can try out the editor by going to the "Write" tab in the header navigation, or by clicking one of the "Start Writing" buttons. All changes you make to the story editor will be saved to your browser so you can continue working on that device at another time if you want.

If you can give feedback on how the editor feels to use, what features are missing or would be nice to have, and if it's something you would use to write or plan a story, please let me know! Any feedback is greatly appreciated :)

Keep in mind it's still in its early stages, so there might be some bugs and rough edges here and there.

Hey everyone! If you're into stories that go beyond the page, you might enjoy The Midnight Archives, a mystery that lets readers piece together clues both inside and outside the book. From hidden websites and ciphers to cryptic YouTube videos and real-world puzzles, this story invites you to explore and unravel the secrets of Stonegate and its mysterious guardians. Dive in, follow the trails, and see where the clues lead—if you’re up for the challenge!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM2C683D

Hi, I'm relatively new to interactive fiction, and I need some help.

I really want to play The Hobbit (although it apparently isn't that good), and additionally I really want to get it running locally on my PC, and not play it online.

However, the only files I found on ifdb are .z80 files, and a zip file that contains .inf files and files without an extension. I really have no idea what to do with those or if they even can (easily) be played on my pc, and after a bit of research I'm even more confused.

I'd be grateful for any bit of info regarding that, even if it means that what I want can't be accomplished.

Thanks in advance!

Good afternoon, everyone!!

I have a kind of strange question for you. I am in university, and I have a project due for my x86 assembly class on November 12. I am allowed to program any task or game, but it's a contest, so I get more points the more impressive it is. I had the idea of writing a Z-Machine interpreter, particularly one supporting up to Version 3 so that it could run the common version of Zork I (one of my favorites).

I fully think I'm capable of completing the task, but this is not a lot of time... Is this something I should still consider or should I scrap this idea for the class, save it for a side project and try something else?

Thanks in advance!!

(Apologies if this is the wrong sub, I just couldn't think of a better place)

Commercial parser games aren't as common these days, so I know I always like to check when one comes out (like Hadean Lands, Patanoir, Thaumistry, etc.) so I thought I'd post this here.

Last year, I released Never Gives Up Her Dead, a 350,000 word parser game about a woman whose spaceship is being destroyed. She has to travel to ten different dimensions to restore her ship and save her future. It went on to win the Best Game Over 2 Hours and Best Sci Fi Game in the IFDB Awards, and is currently the highest-rated game on IFDB of the last 3 years.

I've made a new, Deluxe edition that adds some graphics, hyperlinks, and downloadable executables, and published it on itch. It's on sale now for Halloween, and even in just 12 hours sales have already exceeded my expectations. You can check out the page here:
https://mathbrush.itch.io/never-gives-up-her-dead

Thanks to everyone who's helped with this game in the past!

Does anyone know of a way to produce audible speech from an IF game? I'd like to have the output of my own Inform 7 game read in English. I'd love to have a choice of voices like macOS or other text-to-speech engines. Can this be done with a web player? Any ideas? It doesn't have to be Inform or even Z-Machine, as I'd consider rewriting the game for another system if necessary.

Any ideas?

Same as title, don't mind if it's nsfw.

A Spanish horror account on Instagram posted to this there is a chat bot and a forum on the site with a Google doc. Not sure if it's solved or not but it seems like there is on going lore 828411.info idk what the numbers mean

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Hey everyone!

I'm just here to share the prologue of my upcoming game, COCOA. It's called "Hired."

You can read it here: https://pupilentertainment.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hired.html

Synopsis:

Azizi, a young boy fleeing a troubled home, seeks independence by working at a cocoa plantation. Drawn by the promise of a better life, he soon discovers the grim reality beneath the surface. As dark secrets unfold, Azizi begins to question the true cost of his decision and what he has left behind.